Superairship



J. E. BRoYLlz-:s

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J. E. BRQYLES SUPERAIRSHIP Filed July 28,

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J4 E. BROYLES SUPERAIR'SHIP Filed July 28, .1925 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 1,587,895 lJ. E. BRoYLEs SUPERAIRSHIP June 8 1926.

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size. @n the otherhand tempi-fines or iieavier-tlnfinnir vehieiee do not use the sustaining iit of llgliteethzmew gases.

Neither the lighter-themen* ship, nor the aeroplane, eanboth rise and descend, wen 'tioolly from, or to e binding eeithey lere now constructed, and tio so setiefaotorilyq lhe helicopter con do this, hut is not eii'ieient on necoun; of the smell factor ot' safety, and inehiiity to cruise et greet speed fitter getting into the air.

By using the power pient assemble `fe as is olearly disclosed. in my application neoringl Seriei No. 21,873, tiled prii il i925? the full liozse power thereof .may oe utilized es additional sources o iit es Weil es other tea tures, by the turning o'i" the motor ehout its horizontal exis into fi 'vertical plane, we eee, .that tliifi enables i 'nf-thenwuir ships to :iscentl when. heaviertimneoir, finti descend,

when ligiite1-tlianeir in e vertical piane without use of valving out enpen friteg-then-eir gziee xe; Non' euh eilig we oir ship to :teli carrying @opacity so that when ull horse power o the oir Ship ie need. to ascend Vertieeily, we are just fehle to talee oil? et nenni rising speeci oli lighteothen-an croit. New after we have obtained desirable altitude to clear all obstructions in our desired line of flight, it we 'were to pinot our motors hook into the horieontai plane creating e pulling force in e direction of tiight desiecl, our source of lift created by the propellers poli ing vertieelly is lost so that the oir ship would here the saine problem of the heiieopter, 'for unless (the vertical `pull ot the in'opelier@maintained we have no sustain it lng source olit to keep ns in the air. Now the present invention overcomes this tlilticulty. It combines all of the valuehie pointe of en oeropiane with all thoee goed points of iighter-thanuir craft, and by u 1 novel arrangement creates both an aero ymimica'l, as Weli as lighter-tinnen litt with the minimum of dead Weight, Securing the maximum of useful ori-ying capacity with the least amount of heedresistence to o1' the necessity' of tori/verd speetle. This invention consists of the idea otettaoliing aeroplane Wings to the hulls olY the eonventiinml rigid iiglner-thunoir .craft so that ,greater iit't con be obtained np to e certain pointn is the heed resistance determines the minioei 'of horee power required, for cert-ein egeede, the number oit' Winge etteeheei iooreeseeiin tiireet ratio the heed resistance, anni horse power required. Sio it is desirable to here eeropiene Wings ettached to number or size which will create aerodynennoal lift equal to that edilitionel Source of lift obtained hy the total horse power ot the eirehip, driving propeliers in 'verticofi ple-ne After the motors ere used for lifting the eirship to the tieeired altitude vertically, anni are ewivelieol haelt into e horizontal plane 'for forward propulsion, there is instentiy obtained een dynmnieal lift eqnzil to the litt attained hy the motors pulling; vertically, enti as the speed ie increased, the litt is also inereeeii np to :L ifnaxii'mnn elitieieney. krlfhis aero eijyneiniooi iit; ie created. by the Wings the seine :te on 4en aeroplane. The attachment ot aeroplane Wings here other advantages eieoa eno-h es o help to the mointenence ot the air ehips equiiihriuin, possibility of reaching higher altitudes, elimination of tons ot Water et helleet, end Volving ot' hydrogen or heliuni for the purpose ot' landing.

iiiith the above and numerous other ob jects in View as will appear als the description proceeds, the invention resides in Certain novel features ot construction, and in 'the combination and arrangement of parts as will he hereinafter more fully described and cimmed.

in ciiewingsz Figure i. is e side eievetion of u super-air Ship embodying the features of my invention,

Figure 2 is front elevation thereof,

Figure 3 is e fragmentary detail. pien View Showing the pivote@ wing' structure,

Figure e is :inotherdeteil pian View of one of the Winge showing portions; in. section,

Figure .5 is en edge elevation thereof, showing the hinge in section,

,Figure o is o fragmentary tleteii bottom plan View ehowingr e peil' of hingeciiy mounted (io-ore in the bottoni of the lower cahinet of the super-eil' ship,

Figure 7 is a fragmentary enlarged detail longitudinal section taken articularly through the structure shown in igure 6,

Figure 8 is a detail longitudinal horizontal section through the cabinet showing particularly the base of a' liftingv member,

' Figure 9 vis a transverse `vertical section through the hull,

Figure 10 is a side elevation of a modification of the super-air ship,

Figure 11 is a front elevation thereof,

Figure 12 is a sectional view through one of the wings thereof,

Figure 13 is a vertical section taken through a portion of one of the wings showing a tube which passes vertically through the wings, and

Figure 14 is a top plan view of the structure shown in-Figure 13.

Referring to the drawings in detail and particularly to Figures 1 to 9 inclusive, it will be seen that the letter A designates enerally the hull having,r a cabinet B exten ing longitudinally therebelow and a cabinet C eXtendin longitudinally thereabove` The construction of the hull is of the Well known braced outer wall formation, which is comparatively light, and I brace the Same by horizontally extending floors 5, so that the hull in transverse cross section resents an annular formation as is indicatel in Fi ure 9. These floors 5 will be. constructe of strong light material, aud may be utilized as sleeping quarters as the cabinets on this super-'air ship will not be sufficiently large to house the large number of persons who' may be carried by the air ship. Elevator shafts 6 extend vertically and diametrically through the hull from the lower compart-y ment B to the upper compartment C in order that persons may reach the upper corunpart` ment from the lower compartment and vice versa, and in order that access may be had to the diii'crent door levels inthe hull. This whole transverse vertical section of floors between wing assemblies will be of a strong ire-proof construction, so as to aid in the strength of the hull as a Whole. The front and rear walls of the bracing floor compartments between the wing assemblies are heat insulated so as to serve as a factor of safetyl to the lives of passengers in case of fire in the airship. There will also be several floor levels as is indicated at 7 in the lower cabinet B. The roof or top of the upper cabinet C is formed flat, and will provide a landing for aeroplanes. A plurality of gas bags 8 will be attached to the hull A. In the present instance I have shown two of these gas bags 8 extending longitudinally above and one to each side of the hull A, being held in place by suitable members 9 also connected to wing structures' 10. These wing structures 10 eX- tcnding to the sides ot' the hull, as is clearly shown `in Figures l and 2, and there may be with vertically spaced parallel apertured l ears 13 for receiving the inner reduced end 14 of the movable section 12, and a pivot 'l pin 15 or bolt extends through the ears i3 and reduced end 14, so that the movable sec tion 12 may swing through an arc of ninety degrees so as to be disposed outwardly, that is at right angles to the axis of the hull or parallel thereto, as is indicated in dotted lines in Figure 3. If desired, the sections may be connected by suitable struts 16, so that those. movable sections in one wing structure ma all swing together. The mov 'able wings o the wing structures on one side of the hull are connected by flexible cables 17 or the like' whichhave their endstixed to the-nose and tail of the hull in any suitable manner as is indicated in Figure 1, so that said movable sections of the wing structures maybe h eld in their' active or extended positions, as is indicated in Fi 1re 2. It is` evident that by slackin the nose of the hull A t at the movable sections of the wing structures ma befolded in longitudinal alignment aral el with the axis o the hull in order t at the super-air ship will be able to' maneuver into a hangar., or some other relatively restrictedv space. .le they present `embodiment of the invention I utilize two sources of propulsion on each wing structure, a's is clearly shown in Figure 1 of the drawin s at;19. propulsion are o the'construction disclosed in my application bearing Serial Noa 21,373, filed April 9, 1925.

The source of power for operating theseI propelling devices 19, for lighting the super air ship, for furnishing gas for the lighterthe ca les 17 from These sources ilo than-air gas bags 8, and conserving fuel has been disclosed in my application relating to power plants, Serial No. 45,663, tiled July 23, 1925. If desired, the anchorage assembly for airships may be incorporated in this airship structure as is shown to advantage in my allowed application, bearing Serial No., 6,065, filed Januar 31, 1925. Thesey three applications mentioned really make this super-air ship possible and practical.

Particular attention is now directed to Figures 6 and 7, taken with Fi re 1, wherein 1t will be seen that caster-li e wheels are provided for this super-air ship and as all the wheels are identical in construction, a detailed description of one will suffice for all. A shank 20 tcrminatesat one end in a head 21, and 'at its other end in a fork 22. A suitable rubber tired wheel 23 is journaled in the extremities of the fork 22 ing the flight of the airship without interfering with the engines or the lighter-thanair gas bags. It will also be seen that these valves may be utilized for takinv the place .of b llasts. Forv instance, if die airshipy shou d be leaning to the left because of air currents, the vvalves on the wings to the right could` be.v opened, thereby decreasing their eiciencybecause of the decrease in negative and positive lifts, and consequently tending to right theairship. These valves may be' 4opened to advantage when the air ship is moving tertically either in its ascent or ldescent so as' tode'crease the resistance of the wing structures.

From the labove it will be seen that this inventionfcomprehends all of the above method of strengthening the main frame or hull of air ships so that the new sources of litt obtained either aero-dynamically, or with the use of: lighter-than-air gases may be assembled together in a coordinating, ef-

icient, and harmonious new huge super-airship which combines all of the advantages of existing aircrafts as well as new additional advantages recited abovc. Also, this invention rests on the novel merits of construction, which furnish simple, eiicient,`

and reliable means of control of all parts by means of which the main object ot' obtaining new and greater lifting capacityA of air ships are attained. The present embodiments of the invention have. been disclosed merely by'way of'exainple, since in actual practice they will attain the features oi' ailvantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and thefabove description.

It will be apparent, however, that numerous changes in the details of Construction, in the sizes, in the materials and in the combination and arrangement of parts may bev .ducing the positive and negative aerodynamic lifts of the wings.

3. In a super-air ship construction, a hull, lift means associated with the hull, a cabi net associated with the hull, the bottom of said cabinet being provided with a plurality of openings, a pair of doors hingedly mounted forA association with each opening, the doors of each free ends, a cy 'Inder in the hull above each opening, a shank associated with each opening and having a head slidable in the cylinder at one end, and a fork at the other end, a wheel 'ournaled in 'the fork, means where- .by the w eel may be extended out of the hull or in the hull, said doors adapted to be engaged in a closed osition with one`end of the fork or holdlng the wheel supported outwardly of the hull, means for holding the doors in a closed position.

4. In a super-air construct-ion, a hull, lift means associated with -the hull, a cabinet associated with the hull, the bottom of said cabinet being provided with a plurality of openings, a pair of doors hingedly mounted for association with each opening, the doors of each pair having notches at their free ends, a cylinder in the hull above each opening, a shank associated with each opening andy having a head slidable in the cylinder air having notches at their A.

at one end, and a-ork at the other end, a

wheel journaled in the fork, means whereby the wheel may be extended out of the hull or in the hull, said doors adapted to be engaged in a closed position with one end of the i'ork for holdingthe wheel su ported outwardly ot' the hull, ine-ans for'hol ing the doors in a closed position, lugs on the doors provided with apertures, said Shanks provided with, apertures, and pins insertible through the lugs, and the apertures of the shanks.

In testimony whereof I affix my si JOHN ENLOE BRO LES.

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